A history of Russia
By: Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Mark D. Steinberg
Contributors: Steinberg, Mark D., 1953-
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 816
ISBN-13: 9780195341973
Subjects: History
Description: Nicholas V. Riasanovsky’s A History of Russia is widely considered the definitive English-language textbook on the subject, celebrated for its balanced and comprehensive narrative. First published in 1963, it traces Russia’s development from the ancient Kievan Rus' to the modern era, meticulously examining political, economic, and cultural shifts. Riasanovsky’s scholarly yet accessible prose provides a nuanced look at the complexities of the Russian state, making it an essential foundation for students and historians alike.
Notes: Color maps on inside front and back covers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Geographical Environment; title: Russia before the Russians; title: Kievan Rus; title: The Origins of the Kievan State; title: Kievan Rus: A Political Outline; title: Kievan Rus: Economy, Society, Institutions; title: Kievan Rus: Religion and Culture; title: Appanage Russia; title: Appanage Russia: Introduction; title: The Mongols and Russia; title: Lord Novgorod the Great; title: The Southwest and the Northeast; title: The Rise of Moscow; title: Appanage Russia: Economy, Society, Institutions; title: Appanage Russia: Religion and Culture; title: The Lithuanian-Russian State; title: Muscovite Russia; title: The Reigns of Ivan the Terrible, 1533-84, and of Theodore, 1584-98; title: The Time of Troubles, 1598-1613; title: The Reigns of Michael, 1613-45, Alexis, 1645-76, and Theodore, 1676-82; title: Muscovite Russia: Economy, Society, Institutions; title: Muscovite Russia: Religion and Culture; title: Imperial Russia; title: The Reign of Peter the Great, 1682-1725; title: Russian History from Peter the Great to Catherine the Great: The Reigns of Catherine I, 1725-27, Peter II, 1727-30, Anne, 1730-40, Ivan VI, 1740-41, Elizabeth, 1741-62, and Peter III, 1762; title: The Reigns of Catherine the Great, 1762-96, and Paul, 1796-1801; title: The Economic and Social Development of Russia in the Eighteenth Century; title: Russian Culture in the Eighteenth Century; title: The Reign of Alexander I, 1801-25; title: The Reign of Nicholas I, 1825-55; title: The Economic and Social Development of Russia in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century; title: Russian Culture in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century; title: The Reign of Alexander II, 1855-81; title: The Reign of Alexander III, 1881-94, and the First Part of the Reign of Nicholas II, 1894-1905; title: The Last Part of the Reign of Nicholas II: The Revolution of 1905 and the Constitutional Period, 1905-17; title: The Economic and Social Development of Russia from the "Great Reforms" until the Revolutions of 1917; title: Russian Culture from the "Great Reforms" until the Revolutions of 1917; title: The Revolutions of 1917; title: Soviet Russia; title: Soviet Russia: An Introduction; title: War Communism, 1917-21, and the New Economic Policy, 1921-28; title: The Stalin Era; title: Soviet Foreign Policy, 1921-41, and the Second World War, 1941-45; title: Stalin's Last Decade, 1945-53; title: The Soviet Union after Stalin, 1953-85; title: Soviet Society and Culture; title: The Gorbachev Years, 1985-91, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union; title: Russian Federation; title: Politics and the Economy after Communism: Yeltsin, Putin, and Beyond; title: Society and Culture since 1991.